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Barking was a large ancient parish of 12,307 acres (49.80 km 2) in the Becontree hundred of Essex. It was divided into the wards of Chadwell, Ilford, Ripple and Town. A local board was formed for Town ward in 1882 and it was extended to cover Ripple ward in 1885.
Barking is a riverside town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is 9.3 miles east of Charing Cross. The total population of Barking was 59,068 at the 2011 census. Map.
It is an Outer London borough and the south is within the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway; an area designated as a national priority for urban regeneration. At the 2011 census it had a population of 187,000. The borough's three main towns are Barking, Chadwell Heath and Dagenham.
5 days ago · Barking Municipal Borough. Sable, on a pale ermine between two lions rampant combatant, two abbess's crosiers in saltire, or. The old nucleus of the town, clearly shown on the map of 1653, was the market place, which lay south-east of the abbey site and immediately east of St. Margaret's churchyard.
- gamain. Inverell, Australia 1,543 contributions. A 1570's National Trust House. Visiting Eastbury Manor House, we made the journey by rail out to Upney station to walk to the grade 1 National Trust house.
- Hafsa K. 2 contributions. Must come. Service beyond what we expected. Helpful staff always smiling and really friendly. Cleaning was nice and smelled Good. Review of: The Broadway.
- johndumbletonukip. Barking, UK6 contributions. Barking’s Historic Church and ruined Abbey. St Margaret’s Church was once part of the Barking Abbey complex. The ruins lie to the north of the church and are often used for the background for wedding photographs.
- teyin. London, UK8 contributions. Makes us feel like we belong. And out of the blue, I was in Barking. A place that has as much in common with 'my home' as oil has with water.
Barking Abbey was one of two monasteries built in the 7th century by Saint Erkenwald (later Bishop of London). Erkenwald founded Chertsey Abbey for himself, and Barking Abbey for his sister Saint Ethelburga.
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